windowpane

English

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Etymology

From window + pane.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/
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Noun

windowpane (plural windowpanes)

  1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window
  2. (slang) A gelatin base tab with LSD.
    • 2004, Mary M. Jensen, Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, page 94:
      Another form is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look like little pieces of plastic.
    • 2011, Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, Sandra Blakeslee, Sleights of Mind:
      When you place a windowpane of LSD on your tongue and watch the world transform into a Salvador Dalí landscape of radiant colors, shimmering geometric shapes, and morphing phantasmagoria while your sense of self dissolves—

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